First, I want to address the reviews below mine and say that you should read what they have to say and completely wipe it from your mind to save your IQ. If you're a business owner, popular amongst the community, and have to schedule hundreds of appointments weekly - you'd be on your phone as well. Also, why are you complaining that he's on the phone while YOUR NAILS are in the lamp? You want him to stare you in the eyes and tell you how much the lamp is awesome? You're just mad at the fact you can't be on your phone while your nails are being DONE. Second, the crew within Acute has always provided solid customer service. They'll accommodate to your every need so long as you're not a rude ass customer... which apparently some of you are. I'm sorry, did that hurt your feelings? Want me to go Walmart and buy you a box of straws so you can suck it up? Then you have miss certified nail tech... okay so what the hell are you doing in a nail shop if you're certified? Doesn't that mean you have tons of friends who also got certified and would love to do your nails for free? What a bullshit review. Anyways, enough of those idiots. Point is - challenge them with a design, ask them for advice in regards to your nails, ensure you respect them, and make sure you know what you want so you can schedule an appointment in advance. They won't fail you unless you're a rude ass customer. But in that case, that means you deserved it because you suck at life. read more

First time customer. Will not return. I won't even get them removed from this place. I got my nails done YESTERDAY. Woke up this morning and my pinky nail is missing? Never had that happen before. Honestly this is the WORST establishment I've ever been to. The guy doing my nails kept getting up and walking away? Pretty annoying. And he was so rude. I kept my hands on the table, only got on my phone when he walked away, because what else am I supposed to do, it was like 6 times. But he wasn't friendly, my first red flag should've been when I walked in for the appointment and he asked if I wanted a fill or full set and as I was talking he walked away saying "I'll look at it when you sit down". Then don't ask a question if you're not anticipating an answer? I should've turned around right there. Then sitting down as he's cutting my nails off I said "I figured it would be a full set because they're pulling up underneath" and he said "I could've filled them but you want a full set" 1, I prefer a full it's faster 2, he started cutting the nails off before looking at them. Also, I'm not sure what was wrong with him, but he kept forgetting what he was doing IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON ONE HAND, he would move to next steps leaving one or two nails not files or buffed. He left 4 fingers unworked before I said "you forgot this hand" When he was applying the pink power, it's not all the way to the nail bed, I had to ask him to add it to the full nail. And he was rude about it. I didn't check his work after he added it because he was so so soo rude with his comments. Even after I got home, it's the thinnest layer of acrylic. You can see the natural nail still. The remaining fingers, he made sure to add acrylic to the first knuckle of every finger. I'm not even exaggerating. He was peeling acrylic off my fingers, my skin, and his hands and gloves because he used WAY TOO MUCH. As he applied the powder to my nail, he dropped a glob of acrylic on my nails, so much so that it dried as it was falling off the nail. When he didn't catch it with his paint brush and plop it back on top of the nail then smear it around. New experience for me. But there is SO MUCH dried acrylic underneath my nails, it's disgusting. I even asked him to clean it and he said he did. But again, he was the rudest person I've ever had "help me" with something. Wasn't worth the fight at the time, looking back, I should've. It was the strangest thing I've ever experienced in my life. He also couldn't keep his eyes open and he had to keep blowing his nose. I honestly think he was on something other than oxygen but I'm not a doctor. I will not be returning. Save yourself the headache and go to the other nail place in the same parking lot. They're better at their job. read more

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Updating my July 25th review of Acute Nails and Spa. When I got home I realized my left toe was bleeding from a large cut done by Julia. Bleeding cuticles and bleeding left toe is certainly the worst experience I have ever had at a Nail and Spa business. Very disappointed. Be sure not to let Julia do any services Acute Nail and Spa provide. read more

I recently moved to the area. It's my Birthday and I wanted to treat my daughter and I. And I wanted a relaxing experience. I showed the gentleman a picture and he said he could do it. Every time he asked me a question he was very rude to me. He kept rolling his eyes at me as my daughter watched. Towards the end he very rudely said..... do you want the ombré or not. He never said there would be a higher price. He charged me $20 more than my daughters. And it's not even what i asked for. I was charged $70 and my daughters were $50. I am so bothered by the way he spoke rudely to me. I wanted to bring my daughter back for other services. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

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Went Thursday and now 3 days later have an ingrown toe nail and I never get ingrown toe nails.... :( hurts so bad.

I walked in for a pedicure and was taken in 10 minutes. She did a very good job and I did not feel rushed. I was allloud time for the toenails to completely dry before leaving. A week later now and they look great. read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

We were able to walk in to get a pedicure and dip. The place seemed clean and everyone was nice but it was the longest nail appointment of my life. It was 2 hours. The gel Pedicure was more expensive than my dip. The staff was friendly but I wouldn't go there. My nails don't even have powder all the way to the edge and they are not filed correctly. I will say I think she did an excellent job at nail prep read more

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Loved how my nail tech listened to what I wanted. I will be coming back for another manicure soon! read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

Nails came out decent, but they didn't do what I asked. Used the wrong colors even though I specified multiple times what I wanted. My biggest complaint tho is the place absolutely stinks! It smells like the mop the floor with nail polish remover and acrylic. I won't go back because the smell is just too strong. read more

Beautifully done gel set, I love them so much. Wendy was very friendly and walked me through the entire process. It was a redo as the first set was NOT what I asked for. The staff were really nice in helping me and making sure I got the right set. So thank you guys for caring read more

Called to get an appointment with Ashley she does a beautiful job. Thank you Hye and Ashley. Happy New Year read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

Totally recommend booking with Wendy. She does a really Nice job and takes her time. The quality was amazing and I left the salon very happy and satisfied read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

Visiting from out of town while my husband works and decided to go get myself a pedicure. Read up on reviews and this place got my vote and boy and I glad I went with them. It was one of the best pedicures I've gotten in a long time. Kay did a fantastic job and took her time. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a good pedicure place. read more

Wendy created an absolute masterpiece on my nails, she is so kind. I will always go to this place to get my nails done. Great service and vibe. read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

We scheduled an appointment for one person having a pedicure and another getting a nail fill. I understand the continuous of selling, but was very disappointed in my nails, and within days they were yellowing. As far as pricing, it was fairly high compared to other places around read more

I would give negative stars if I could!!!!! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE!!!! The owner quotes you a price then when you check out it's $10 more for a lesser service. I was supposed to get pink and white Gel and got barely pink gel with white polish and a top coat. When I told the guy two nails had high points he (and I can not make this up) said it was my fingers. I am a retired hair dresser and I did gel nails for 15 years and these look horrible and the owner just shook his head and didn't even care. I was treating myself for my 30th anniversary trip and I'm in my car crying. $70 for very poor service. Don't waste your time or money!!!! read more

The massage chairs are too close together and it's crowded. The nail counter is dirty. The young woman who did my pedicure talked too much and loudly. She was also quite rude. Her work was good but the experience was uncomfortable. I asked to have my cuticles done and it looks horrible. I was looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with a mani/pedi and this was not it. read more

The largest issue I had was the fact that the nail tech used the nail drill to remove regular polish. This just should not be done, period. I understand using a drill to remove excess gel polish AFTER soaking it off, but not regular polish. I ended up going home and repolishing my toes because it was so bad. I will not be returning. read more

Acute Nails in Showlow is the bomb!!!! The staff are so friendly, prices are fair. My personal nail tec, Wendy is absolutely amazing , you tell her what you want from plain th bling, this girl does it all!!! read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

Nichole is fantastic! I've been getting pedicures for years and she is the best by far. I have neuropathy issues and she takes good care of me :-) read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Nichole - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

Nicole does amazing nails!!! I received the best pedicure from her today! Not only did she take her time... the quality of her work and massage was outstanding!!! I will be scheduling with her moving forward! read more

Went here for my wedding. Wee was awesome and did my nails better than I could've imagined. My nails are very small so he worked with the stickers to make sure they were exactly how I wanted, even redoing a nail twice without being asked. Highly recommend. When u go in make sure to communicate exactly what you want I brought a drawing of what I wanted to visually communicate. read more

Too expensive! Hidden costs! I asked if they could do Ombré ails and was assured they could - no they couldn't. Nice job. But not Ombré.

Didn't get good vibes at all. Acted like we were wasting their time. Too bad, because I really wanted to like this place. Attitudes matter.

Today I had a gel pedi and dip/gel on my hands I can not use the word mani because that is not included in the $46 for the dip/gel. This visit grand total was $86 which I'm happy to pay with all the extra work and the increased durability of dip/gel. Here is the part I find incredibly ridiculous: upon completion of my nail service oil was applied to my cuticles and I was told to use the lotion located next to me if I wished to do so. At this point I was confused because there was no mani, no pushing the cuticles back, no trimming of the cuticles and no hand/arm massage. Maybe I'm old school but I have never had my nails done and a proper mani wasn't included. I spoke with the owner and he confirmed cuticle care is extra. He also explained the little machine they use basically sands off your cuticles ‍ Tip for the day - if you wish to have a traditional, proper manicure be sure to request it with your service and be prepared to pay extra. read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

I will NEVER go back to this place. First of all, the technician certainly needs a course in customer service, as she did not speak to me the entire time, only gestured. I also had to tell her 3 times to file my nails shorter, because they grow so fast. And even after the 3-times, they were still longer than I wanted, but I was on a time limit and couldn't keep going over and over the same thing. The pedicure was not relaxing at all. She was entirely too rough with the legs and feet treatments. It honestly felt like I was going to have razor burn on my legs and chewed-up feet. She was not wearing a name tag, so I am unable to give you her name. I can only say she is younger, wore a mask, didn't speak, looked Korean, and never made ANY eye contact until it came to being paid at the register. I got both a manicure and pedicure, but I have to say, she did not deserve a tip, period. The service was substandard and the results below par. However, I am a woman of honor and believe in karma, so I did give her $20.00. She had a lucky day. Of note...the equipment used IS NOT STERILE. The technician pulled everything used on my nails from a drawer, not a medical centrifuge like I have seen in professional nail salons. The entire place looks dated and unclean. How this place can call themselves a 'spa' is misleading, to be sure. Perhaps this review will be a wake-up call to whomever is in charge of, or owns, this 'spa'. It must be realized that word of mouth does work and that THEY are NOT the only rodeo in town. I will drive a further distance to spend my hard earned money, because this business will never get another penny of my money. Good Luck to All...I hope others have a better experience than I did. read more

The place was under construction and the cleanliness was for sure questionable but I went in to check it out with my mom because it's conveniently next to Safeway and wow, rudest people ever!! I was excited for a pedi at 8 1/2 months pregnant. Woman working yelled a bunch of questions to me from the back of the salon and was SO rude!! My mom was speechless. I told her I decided not to stay because of how she spoke to me and she responded with the most sarcastic 'sorrrrry' I've ever heard. Lol, Jeeze, no thanks! I won't be back! read more

Acute Nail & Spa - Lol, jeeze. I won't be back! Rudest people ever! - Day Spas Near Me - Show Low, Arizona

I had an ombre fill and a pedicure and they did great jobs. I will be going back.

Flo did a great job on my French gel nails. First visit as a new resident. I plan to go back .

The best pedicure I've had in a long time!!! And I got the basic one I have nerve issues so my feet are jumpy and the gentleman who did my nails (Bill) was so patient! The massage felt amazing and my nails look great!!! I'm a customer for life! read more

Lindsay was awesome! Gave me what I asked for to the t! Clean place and respectful staff . read more

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Don't bother making appointments at 'Acute Nails and Spa 2' by the Safeway on White Mountain Blvd in Lakeside Arizona, just show up as a walk-in. Each of my last 4 appointments have been delayed by 40+ minutes because whoever is next on the list is called up, appointment or not. I've even come in 30 minutes before my appointment, signed in, and watched walk-ins get preferential treatment because they have a quick fix request or need a specialty from the Spa side of the business. It doesn't appear to be a question of staffing, more like lack of managerial professionalism. If I respect your time enough to make and be on time for an appointment, I expect you to respect my time enough to honor my appointment. Spa 2 was the worst experience today, though. On time for my gel pedicure appointment, the tech seated me 40 minutes late to soak in cold water, no jets, before disappearing She returned 15 minutes later and spent 5 minutes filing my toes, then left. I didn't see her again. After the first 20 minutes I asked another employee where the tech went and was told she was giving two walk-ins eyebrow waxings. An emergency, no doubt. After the second 20 minutes, I asked my sister if we could just leave. She had been sitting next to me the entire time, soaking her feet in cold water, no jets, no tech, no service. Waiting. So, 1 hour and 40 minutes after arriving, and having received nothing anyone could describe as "service," we dried our feet, got up and left. On our way out, I stopped to say goodbye to the lady we visited with while waiting for our appointments. She had been seated 10 minutes before us (one whole hour AFTER her appointment time), and had just finished her mani-pedis. As year-round residents, we try very hard to support our local businesses to help offset fluctuations in the economy of this mountainside summer/winter resort community. Fortunately, there are several nail salons in Lakeside and the surrounding area that provide professional work and great service. Our advice: check them out and give "Acute Nails and Spa 2" a hard pass. Seriously. read more

I enjoy coming here but we had two pedicure appointments for 3pm. My pedicure just started at 3:43 and my friend is still sitting and waiting for someone to be available. Very frustrating as I work and am usually on a tight schedule. I would love to see this salon start honoring and paying attention to appointments over walk-Ins. read more

Went for dip powder Nails and left with raw bleeding fingers with top coat peeling up. The tech forgot the activator phase of the process then tried to blame me for moving my hands around during drying. My cuticles were cut to the point they won't stop bleeding--I can't decide if I want to go in for a refund or just never go back. They won't touch my hands ever again though, that's certain. read more

This review review replaces my glowing report of 2015. The reviews prior to 2016 are, for the most part, positive (2015 and earlier). This salon, as with many of its ilk, has been bought and sold a few times, so depend, if you must, on the most recent reviews. I can't comment because I left in 2016 for a new salon because of many of the issues reported in reviews since then. My new salon has now been sold, so I'll wait and see. . . read more

Very reasonable prices, clean salon and great work. What more could you want? I have been around to a couple of different nail salons and this one has had the best service and work. My pedicure lasts about 4 weeks on average which is a long time for me! I recommend making an appointment as this place gets very busy, especially on Saturdays. read more

The two of us scheduled appointments the day before to assure that we could get our pedicures at the same time. Unfortunately, when we checked in, they didn't bother to tell us that they were short handed. We were brought to chairs and put our feet in to soak. We sat and sat, and eventually one person came out and started on me. We expected the second to come out momentarily, but my pedicure was completed before my wife's was even started. She commented later that she felt it was hurried compared to what she saw I got. It also took a lot longer than we had planned because of this. I think it is good customer service to tell clients about what is happening, rather than have us feel resentful. I would give an even lower rating, but the actual pedicures were good. read more

Payed $60 for a full set which is only supped to be $40-$45 because they charge you $7-$10 for nail shape (coffin etc.) and they charge to take off old nails. read more

Great work here. Need appointments as very busy. Cannot just walk in, it woukd be rate anyone wb free Friendly and fair prices read more

What a great place!! First time here & got a great pedicure by Nicole. Attention to detail, great message & polish. Would highly recommend this salon read more